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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN v Be it known that I, S. V. R. YORK,of-Antn'erp, in the county of Jefferson, and State' of New York, haveinvented a new and improved Subjugating and Surgical-OperatingSurcingle; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full andexact description thereof, reference being had'to the accompanyingdrawings, in whichd Figure l is aside view of my surcingle, as appliedto ahorse.

Figui-c 2 is a perspective view of the surcingle, with the short strapand long line attached.

'Figure 3 is a long pastern-strap.

Figure 4 is a short pastern-strap.

Like letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

My invention consists of au apparatus, composed essentially of a strongsurcingle, provided with a. series of rings, applied and arranged ashereinafter described, to be used upon the body of the horse or otheranimal,

in combination with-other straps for securing the feet, and of a reinconnected with a ring of' the surcingle,

whereby the operator msyiobtuin control of the lirnbs'and` muscles of anunbroken or vicious animal, for the purpose of snbduing him, 6r toperform any surgical or other operation which may be required.`Thesurcingle consists of a strap, A, six and one-half feet in length,and two and one-half inches wide, the main strap being double, and withan extra. layer, B, on4 the outside, making the strap, when finished, toconsist of three thicknesses of harness-leather. The strap is providedwith a heavy iron buckle, a, and applied by passing it around the bodyof the horse, lin the manner of an ordinary surcingle, and bnckling'it'close on the near side. The strap is provided with a series of onedozen of one-andm-half-inch iron rings, attached as follows:

The first (No. 1) being attached tothe surcingle, ve inches from thebuckle, on the back edge, by the use of a short strap. f

The second ring one inch fromthe rst, on the front edge, by the use of ashort strap.

The third ring is attached to theyeentre' of the surcingle, under theouter layer, seven inches from the second one. In the third ring, astrap, C, passes, which is'two feet in length, one inch and a quarterwide, with a buckle and loop. Said strap is for the-purpose of makingthe left forward foot fast to the surcin'gle.

The fourth ring is made fast tothe hack ledge'of the surcingle, seveninches from .the third ring, by the use of' nl short strap.

The fifth ring is made fast to the centre of thesurcingle, under theouter layer,v seven inches from'thc fourth.

Thesi'xthvring is made fastt'o the centre of the surcngle, the same asthe fifth, four inches and a half from the fifth. v

The fifth and sixth rings are used as pulley-rings, by the.use ofanother strapor line, D, twelve feet long` and one inch wid'e, one endof said `strap or line being attached to the fifth ring of the surcinglewith a billet vand buckle. Around-the pastern of the right foot there isu. strap, E, eight inches in length and one inch and a quarter inwidtlnwith Aa buckle and one-inch ring, b, attached. The other end ofthe long line D, that is attached to the fifth ring, is passed throughthe ring b, which is made fast to the pastern of the right foot, land Iback through the sixth ring ofthe snrcingle, passing over the horsesback to the near side, into the'oper-A ators hand. i

The seventh ring is'madefast to the surci'ngle, two inches from thesixth ring, by the use of la short strap on thefront edge.

The eighth is made fast to the surcingle on the back edge, 'by the use'of a. short strap, nineinches fromv the seventh ring.

The ninth `ring is attached to the centre of the surcingle,vunder theouter layer, nine inches from the, eighth ring.

The tenth'ring is attached to the back edge of the surcingle, by the useof a short strap, three inches from the ninth ring.

The eleventh ring is attached 'to the centre of the surcingle, underth'e outer layer, five inches from the tenth ring.

The twelfth (and last) ring is attached to the surcingle by the use of ashort strap on the back edge, two inches from the eleventh ring.

The practical use of. the rings is as follows; The irst, fourth, eighth,ten-th, and twelfth rings, on the back edge, are used for making thehind feet of the horse fast to the surciugle, when performing surgicaloperations, such as castrating, firing, operating with a. knife, and thelike. i

The second and seventh rings, which are on ythe front edge, are use'dformaking the vhorso's head fast when he is lying upon his side.

The ninth and eleventh rings are for passing the long line D through,and thence through the ring of the bit c, and passing through the secondor seventh rings. V

When the surcingle is properly placed on the animal, and buckled on thenear side, the tenth and eleventh rings are equidistant on each side ofhisback. That leaves the third ring, with the two-foot strap attached,-hanging just back of the arm of the left forward leg. The twelve-footrein or'line, D, which is attached to the fifth ring, (and afterwardspasses through the sixth ring,) is just even with the armof the rightforward leg, and is passed through the ring b ofthe strap E, which'lsbuckled to the pastern of the right forward foot.

The operator now steps to the near side of the horse, lifts the leftforward foot, and makes it fast to the strap C, attached to thethird'ring. He now, with the right hand, takes hold of the long line D,which is brought over the horses back, causes him to move, and when theright forwardfoot is lifted, by drawing upon the line he elevates thefoot to the fifth and sixth rings of the surcingle, where it isretained, the horse being dropped to his knees. Now, with the Vleithand,the operator takes Vhold of the rein of the bridle on the off side of'the horses neck, carries his head slightly from him, and lays the horseupon his left side.

The long line D, which makes the right foot fast to,the fth and sixthrings, as above described,'is now passed through the ninth ring of thesurcingle, thence through thel'ing of the bit c, and back through theseventh ring, drawing up the-line very close,vwhich brings his head backto his side, and makes it fast to the surcingle. A three-foot strap, twoinches wide, with abuckle and loopat one end, is fastened round thepastern of the upper hind foot, as he lies upon his side, and isthen-brought forward to the seventh or tenth ring, as occasion mayrequire, thereby drawing up the foot very close, and making it fast tothe surcinglc. The lower hind foot is brought forward, and made fast to,the fourth ring, under the chest, in the same manner.

Should the operator be required to lay the horse upon his right side,the long line D would be passed through the eleventh ring, thencethrough the bit-ring, on the nearside of the horse's head, carried backand passed through the second ring, which, drawing on the line, willmake it fast on the near side,the same as n the olf side, andthe upperhind foot will be made fast, with same threeffoot strap F, to the irstor twelfth ring, puttingV the horse in the s'ame'position as when lyingon his left side, the fourth ring being used for the lower hind foot.

By this means a vicious horse is satisfied that you can control everymus'cle of his body, and you also have him in a position by which theoperatorcan perform surgicaloperations without the assistance of anyone.

After many years .experience among horses of all dispositions, I findthat my method,"above described, is the most advantageous, simple, andperfect i'n its operation and results.

What I claimas my invention, is-

The combination of the series of rings, numbered 1 tc 12,'inc1usive,with the s'ucingle A and B, long line or rein-D, pastern-s'traps C andF, and foot-strap E, arranged and applied in the manner and for thepurposesshown and described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

' S. Y. R. YORK.

Witnesses:

J. R. Dharm, Gao. W. Murr.

